Family in prayer vigil for tragic Kerry garda

Heartbroken relatives of the garda critically injured in a tragic shooting incident in Tralee, Co Kerry, gathered at his bedside late last night to hold a poignant prayer service.

Seriously ill Garda Adrian Hickey was surrounded by his distraught girlfriend and family in the intensive care unit of Kerry General Hospital where he was admitted at about 4am on Sunday.

Garda Hickey, who was in his 30s, was found with a single gunshot wound to the head in the back garden of his girlfriend’s home at Lisard, Tralee.